School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.17 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
86th
of 220 countries
All-time high
1.43 million
in 2017
All-time low
1.14 million
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.17 million for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands peaked at 1.43 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.14 million, in 2001.
Netherlands ranks 86th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.14 million | — |
| 2002 | 1.16 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.19 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.20 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.20 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.19 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.18 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.18 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.39 million | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 1.40 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.40 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.43 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.43 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.43 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.18 million | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 1.17 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.16 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.17 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.17 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.19 million | 1.14 million | 1.20 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 1.18 million | 1.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million | 1.16 million | 1.18 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 83 Tunisia 1.34 million compare
- 84 Papua New Guinea 1.29 million compare
- 85 Azerbaijan 1.18 million compare
- 87 Jordan 1.14 million compare
- 88 Dominican Republic 1.13 million compare
- 89 Turkmenistan 1.12 million compare
More education data for Netherlands
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands was 1.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million in 2001.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Netherlands ranks 86th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release